Extraordinary in Reality Through Magic Games

141: Chapter 139 The first phase of the project is completed, creating a grand atmosphere for the opening ceremony and apprenticeship ceremony.In the blink of an eye, over a month had passed.

Gur City, Lord’s Manor.

Zhang Mu paced back and forth in the study with a frown, holding the slumbering Leah in his arms.

The priests, who had initially been vehement in their refusal to treat Leah, became quite well-behaved and lined up at his door after Zhang Mu used the excuse of them defying the City Lord to chop off three heads and hang them from the flagpoles outside the city gates.

Zhang Mu couldn’t quite understand whether the original City Lord was truly stupid or just playing dumb.

As a City Lord, why was he always thinking about dueling people or using magic to kill?

What was the power in his hands for?

The Church forbade violence within the city, but they could hardly say anything about the Kingdom’s side maintaining order normally.

The priests, seeing their colleagues decapitated, seemed to realize that the City Lord didn’t need to lift a finger himself to kill them.

The Vice City Lord wouldn’t truly risk his life against the City Lord for the sake of a few priests.

Consequently, when examining Leah, they all exerted their utmost effort.

But it was useless.

Leah still slept for over ten hours a day, and the duration showed a trend of gradually increasing.

This morning, Zhang Mu took her for a stroll in his arms, but before long, the Little Cat Girl fell into a deep sleep again.

Worried, he lost the mood to wander and turned back to the study.

“What exactly is the reason?”

Wiping a trace of crystal-clear drool from the corner of Leah’s mouth, Zhang Mu muttered in confusion.

The priests’ various levels of healing magic were ineffective. He had even brought several medical check-up devices from Blue Star, but after a full battery of tests, no abnormalities were found.

If all else failed, he would have to make a trip to the Empire to find a high-level priest.

“Lord City Lord.” Soren’s voice from outside the door woke Zhang Mu from his thoughts. “Enter.”

Soren pushed the door open and entered: “The first phase of construction is complete. When will you go to inspect it?”

“I’ll go later. Hurry and start the second phase of the project.”

“As you command, Lord City Lord.”

“Furthermore,” he looked at the report in his hand, “the two Vice City Lords are protesting loudly against your waste of manpower on useless buildings and the unprovoked punishment of priests.

They request that you attend a meeting at the City Hall.”

“Let them wait. I’ll go when I’m in a better mood,” Zhang Mu said impatiently.

“On Commander Domit’s side, the residential housing is finished, and the land reclamation work is underway.

The materials you required, Lord City Lord, have also been mostly collected.”

“En, I understand.”

Having finished the report, Soren bowed and backed out of the study, closing the door tightly, only for it to be pushed open again a moment later.

“Lord City Lord.” Palina, dressed in a white gauze gown, entered gracefully, looking at Leah with a worried expression. “How is Leah’s health?”

“No improvement.” Seeing her reach out, Zhang Mu carefully handed Leah to her. “Did your cousin look for you yesterday?”

Palina’s hand, which was stroking Leah’s head, paused. She nodded slightly: “En.”

“What did she say?”

“Cousin asked if the City Lord has been living comfortably lately.”

“And also when I would bring her back, right?”

“Lord City Lord, I...” Seemingly not expecting Zhang Mu to know her conversation with her cousin word-for-word, she explained anxiously.

“That’s enough.”

After more than a month together, Zhang Mu, who understood her a bit better, knew she had no ill intent and didn’t dwell on the matter.

Instead, he asked: “You’ve been in the Lord’s Manor for over ten years, right?”

“When this year ends, it will be exactly thirteen years.”

Looking at her face, Zhang Mu said: “Back then, your cousin learned that I had my eye on you, and to curry favor with me, she forced your father to marry you to me.

If you want to leave now, I’ll let you go home.”

“Lord City Lord.” A weak smile hung on her face. “It’s all the same.”

“Are you dissatisfied with your father, or are you blaming me?”

“You’re scaring me again.”

Zhang Mu’s lips twitched. Over the month, he had become familiar with her, and she had also grasped his temperament.

He didn’t speak, and Palina looked around the room on her own.